Legal Opinion
Sherwood Lester, Libelant-Appellant v. United States of America, and Marine Basin Company, Respondent-Impleaded-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 4, 1956No. 269, Docket 23867PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.
Libelant, Sherwood Lester, instituted this proceeding in admiralty against the United States to recover damages for injuries sustained in a fall from the Q-100, a motor yacht owned and operated by the United States Army. The jurisdiction of the district court rests on the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 781 et seq.
The accident occurred on July 15,1947, at a time when the Q-100 was high and *626dry in the No. 2 dry dock of Marine Basin Co. On that date the Q-100 was undergoing a general overhaul by Marine Basin preparatory to transfer from service in the New York harbor…
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